consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
last night; yesterday evening
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
both (people); the two of them
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Claire; Clare; Clerc; Klaern; Krehl
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to face; to go towards; to head towards
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be found; to be discovered
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
ardent; passionate; vehement
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
as expected; as predicted
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to rock; to shake; to swing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to cause someone to worry